Veterinary surveillance blogs

Suspicious that you have a hairy shaker lamb?

We are offering free border disease PCR testing on lambs born this spring where there is a genuine suspicion of persistent border disease infection.…

SRUC Veterinary Services
17/03/2023

SRUC Veterinary Services Update – PLEASE TAKE TWO MINUTES TO READ!

With our busiest time of year approaching, we wanted to let you know what we are doing to ensure our service is maintained despite lower staffing levels.…

SRUC Veterinary Services
13/02/2023

Metabolic sampling ewes pre-lambing plus a quick fluke update

Spring is approaching and so is the ideal time for checking the nutritional status of ewes pre-lambing.…

SRUC Veterinary Services
10/02/2023

Seneca Valley virus – another cause of vesicular disease in pigs

DEFRA have confirmed that the five cases of vesicular disease identified in pigs on farms in Norfolk last year were caused by Seneca Valley virus (SVV), also known as Senecavirus A.…

SRUC Veterinary Services
10/02/2023

SRUC Veterinary Services Update

In SRUC Veterinary Services we strive to provide an efficient service for our clients. Unfortunately, we have not been able to avoid the recruitment issues impacting businesses across the country. …

SRUC Veterinary Services
09/02/2023

Salmonella Dublin in beef herds

While Salmonella Dublin associated disease is more common in dairy herds than suckler herds, problems can still occur, particularly around calving time. …

SRUC Veterinary Services
27/01/2023

Ocular disease investigation in sheep

SRUC Veterinary Services usually receives more ocular swabs for the investigation of ovine eye disease around this time of year. When investigating outbreaks, it is important to consider the main pathogens likely to be involved and which tests would be the most useful.…

SRUC Veterinary Services
13/01/2023

Navel iodine supply

There is a risk of reduced availability/high cost of strong iodine for navel dressing this spring. Lower iodine concentrations are considered to be less effective in drying and disinfecting the navel.…

SRUC Veterinary Services
12/01/2023

PCR testing for respiratory disease in cattle

SRUC Veterinary Services in conjunction with colleagues at Moredun have developed and are now using an extended multiple PCR test for respiratory pathogens in cattle.…

SRUC Veterinary Services
14/12/2022

Systemic Pasteurellosis in lambs

Systemic Pasteurellosis is caused by the bacteria Bibersteinia trehalosi and is a common cause of death in weaned lambs between September and December.…

SRUC Veterinary Services
28/11/2022

It’s not Fluke it’s Worms

Diagnoses that we make in the post mortem room can sometimes give us a skewed picture of livestock health locally and are often assumed to be the tip of the iceberg. A run of similar cases might therefore suggest quite a big iceberg!…

SRUC Veterinary Services
10/11/2022

Acorn toxicity (2022)

Oak trees are reported to have produced many more acorns this year compared to 2021. These can be attractive to livestock after a period of feed restriction or following stormy weather when large numbers are blown from the trees.…

SRUC Veterinary Services
10/11/2022